Opening address on countering hate speech and protecting human dignity
MECC published a video replay on 30 October 2026 of Professor Michel Abs’s opening address at the Cairo conference on countering hate speech.
9 October 2026Middle East Council of ChurchesHeld event
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Professor Michel Abs delivered the opening address in Cairo on 4 October 2026 at the regional conference on countering hate speech and protecting human dignity. MECC published the written address on 9 October and its video replay on 30 October. The speech warns against demonising the other and allowing words to become violence, and calls for education, dialogue, responsible media and social cohesion.
Hate speechHuman dignityDialogue
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